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Description: With the upcoming holiday and gift giving season, you may be wondering about choice gifts for family, friends or colleagues who are blind or low vision. Join APH staff, VisionAware peers and other guest presenters on November 19 as we share out and discuss options to consider when gifting for children and adults with vision loss, including accessibility and cost. VisionAware peers will also discuss their top ten picks for gifts this year. Instructors: Melanie Peskoe, Maribel Steel, Jeannie Johnson, Lisa Lloyd, Steve Kelley Instructors Title: Melanie: VA Peer and Public Policy and Research Coordinator, AFB Maribel: VA Peer Jeannie: VA Peer Lisa: CareerConnect Advisory Member and parent Steve: VA Peer, Hadley Instructor, AccessWorld contributor Instructor s Affiliation: APH Connect Center Other Presenters: VisionAware peers, Primary Core or ECC Area: Independent Living Target Audience: Families, blind and low vision consumers, interested professionals Pre-requisite knowledge: None Lesson Plan Goal: This will be a panel discussion. Learning Objectives: 1.Attendees will be able to identify of mainstream off the shelf and specialized products, tools and toys for blind and low vision persons. 2.Attendees will be able to discuss trends, availability and ease of use of products geared for blind and low vision persons of all ages. 3.Attendees will be able to name at least three companies that supply specialized products Materials Needed: N/A |
